Account-register.



A. G. RYLEY. .ACCOUNT REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24. 1908. 1,150,389. rammed Aug. 17, 1915.`

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A. G. RYLEY.

AccouNT REGISTER. Q APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24. 190Bl 1,150,389., Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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ALFRED G. RYLEY, OF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIG-NOR,

BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE MUCASKEY REGISTER COMPANY, (INCORPORATED IN 1914,) OF ALLIANCE, OHIO, A.

CORPORATION OF OHIO.

ACCOUNT-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

-PatentedlAug. 17, 1915.

Application iled September 24, 1908. Serial o. 454,552.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED G. RYLEY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at.

which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompany- This invention relates to improvements in credit or account registers, more particularly of the type in which a separate compartment, bodily removable from a casing,.is provided for receiving each-individual account.

For the purpose of illustration, I have, in the accompanying drawings, shown and herein describe one form of apparatus embodying my invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view partly in front elevation and partly in section of an account register embodying my improvements. Fig.l 2 is a `section on the line 2 2,

Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end view of the tray holder with one of the disks removed and showing one of the trays in section. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a bill holding tray and its guides, part of the latter being shown in section. Fig. 5 is a sectional viewV enlarged, on the line 5-5, Fig view of the parts illustrated in Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the retarding mechanism. Fig. 8 is -an elevation of a modified form of bill tray.- Fig. 9 is an end view thereof. Fig. 10 is a view of a bill tray and its guides provided with means for automatically removing it. Fig. 11 is a longitudinal sectionV of the parts shown in Fig. 10.

In the drawings, 1 indicates a pedestal or base and 2, 3,-uprights or standards rigidly secured to the base.

4 is a horizontally disposed shaft mounted at either end in bearings 5, 6, carried by the uprights, 2, 3, respectively. Rigidly secured tothe said shaft 4 in any suitable manner near the opposite ends thereof, are heads or disks 7, 8. The space between these end heads 7 8, may be divided into any desired number of sections by means of disks or plates 9 rigidly secured to the shaft 4. The innermost pair of disks 9 are spaced a suitable distance apart to receive between them a bearing standard 10 having a forwardly file holding sections,

vided with a circular series of bill holding' ed in the sections,

. 4. Fig. 6 is a top plan.

' ears 12, 13, in which is mounted a rotatable shaft 14.

15 is a bevel pinion rigidly secured to they lower end of the shaft -14 and in mesh with the bevel gear 16 rigidly secured to the shaft 4 between the partition plates 9.

The disks 7, 8, and 9 divide the space along the shaft 4 into a plurality of tray or each section being protrays or files, by 17.

The trays or files are each designated as an entirety preferably supportas clearly indicated in Fig. 3. As there shown the inner ends of the trays set out some distance from the shaft, 4, about which they are located in circular series, and longitudinal central lines of the ways or guides in which the trays are supported are tangential to acircle concentric with the axis of shaft, 4, but some distance out therefrom, so that the trays are located at an acute angle with reference to a radial plane and at the top of the supporting drum tip backward from the front of the register. This causes a sort of overlapping or echelon arrangement of the successive trays of the series, the end of each being exposed from the `front of the device to a greater extent than would be the case were the arrangement of the trays about the shaft, 4, radial.v This is of advantage as it makes it possible to expose to the eye the indexing devices that may be arranged at or carried by the trays at their outer ends.

The trays 17 are mounted so as to be longitudinally movable within their'respective sections, and preferably bodily removable therefrom. Each tray is preferably formed of sheet metal and has a rear wall 18, a bottom wall 19, and side walls 20, 21. The

metal at the upper end Aof the tray is out to form an index tab or extension 22 and a forwardly extending section 23, preferably at the leftlhand side of the file. Each file tion in suitable guides.. The guide for the right hand side of each tray is preferably a U-shaped piece of metal, indicated by 26,

. of the tray engages.

having a bottom section turned in at 27 to form a stop with which the bottom wall 19 The guide 28 for the left hand side of the iile is U-shaped in cross section only at its upper end, as indicated at 28', beneath this U-shaped section the guide being L-shaped, as indicated at 28, and at its lower end this guide 28 has an inwardly turned portion 29 to serve as a stop for the left hand side of the tray corresponding to the stop 27 for the right hand side. At its upper end the front wall of the U-shaped portion 28 is bent over on it- Seli1 as indicated at 28".

30 is a fiat spring rigidly 'secured at 31 to the rear -wall of the U- haped section 28.

This spring is curved inwardly as indicated at 30a to engage the rear wall 18 of the iile and press it forward in order that the top section 23 of the file at its front end comes beneath the stop 28b so as to normally prevent the sliding of the le from the guides when the carrying disks are rotated to'bring the iiles into inverted position.

A register such as described may be mounted in a suitable casing which is preferably formed of metal with which may be combined fire-prooing material for the protection of the files from fire or heat. The case is of any suitable construction, that represented in the drawings comprising a mam compartment, 32, into which the plurality of sets of rotatable ile holdersor trays and their supporting drums and the operating parts thereof are placed. The top of the compartment 32 is closed by a hinged cover 34, in which is formed an opening, 35, through which the exposed ends of a line of the trays may be viewed, and through which the trays may be bodily passed in placing them in the register or removing them from the casing. This opening may be closed by a sliding gate or cover, 36, which may be provided with a lock, 37, for securely closing the register when not in use. The main cover, 34, for the top of the case also carries a lock, 38, for holding it closed.A In front of the main compartment,` 32, there may be arranged an extension of the case, 39, in which are arranged a set of drawers or trays 40. The top, .41, of this extension is preferably a frame containing a transparent glass which is arranged to overlie a support, 42, upon which may rest an index sheet carrying all the names of the persons whose accounts are kept in the register with suitable designating members or marks set opposite each name to assist the operator in quickly exposing opposite the opening, 35, the tray carrying any desired account.

The inclined shaft, 14, extends forward and carries atits outer end a revolving pointer, 44, which is located outside the curved front portion of the compartment, 32, of the casing. It lies in an aperture formed by notches in the meeting edges of the cover, 34, and the stationary portion of the upper front curved wall oi the casing, so that such shaft does not interfere in anywise with the movements of the said cover.

Interposed between the armor revolving pointer, 44, and the front wall of the casing is a stationary disk, 43, on the front face,

of which are numbers or other designating marks corresponding with those set opposite the names of the persons whose accounts are kept in the register. If it be desired to examine the account of a particular person the sheet under the glass, 41, is consulted and the number or mark set opposite the name of such person is observed. The

pointer is then turned to the corresponding v mark on the disk, 43, whereupon the tray containing sections will be so moved as to bring the'tray carrying the desired account opposite the opening, 35. The arm, 44, is preferably provided with an operating knob or handle, 45, which may have its spindle or shank arranged to be projected through the arm and so shaped, as indicated at 46, as to enter shallow recesses formed .in the plate, 43. A spring, 47, operates to set the end,

46, of the handle against the plate 43 and 'into the sockets or recesses formed therein,

suitably mounted in the standard, 10.

I have already described some of the ad" vantages incident to tangentially arranging the individual trays in the drum. The illustrated disposition of the trays not only fully exposes the index tabs or extensions, 22, as they are successively brought opposite the opening, 35, but also permits the upper ends of lthe account slips themselves to be observed. v It is therefore better to print such slips so that the totals or balances of the accounts shall appear near the upper edges of the slips, that they. may be readily discernable through the opening 35. Balances can thus be taken 0H" by turning the drum to successively bring line after line of the slips opposite the said opening, withoutnecessitating their removal or handling. V

My invention is not limited in its useful appliances to the particular embodiment thereof thus far described and illustrated in the drawings to which reference has been made. -ThusY as illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9 a form of bill tray or carrier maybe em- -ployed adapted to prevent the unauthorized handling or removal of the slips after they have once been filed. The frame of the tray is in its essential features similar to that already described. It, however, is provided with a front cover or plate, 50, hinged to the tray near its lower end, at 51. The said cover is held in place, thereby closing the tray, by a swinging bail, 52, so placed that it may be swung over the upper endy of the l tray to release the cover. This bail, 52, is

adapted to be sealed in position tohold the cover closed, by lone or more seals 53. These are to be applied to the tray by a person authorized to use them. A broken seal would indicate that a tray has been opened by one not authorized so to do, the seal thus forming a safeguard against the handling of account slips by any one not having rightful access thereto. The tray near its upper 'end has a transverse slit 5 4 through which the account slips can be passed. A spring, 55, preferably carried by the cover, 50, holds the slips in place within the tray. The spring is shaped to have an operating portion as indicated at 56, which extends out through a slot 57 in the cover 50, so that the spring may be raised within the tray 'whenever it is desired to pass a slip into the latter. In this form of slip holder or tray it is best to use an account slip where the balances or totals are set down near the lower edge thereof, and I therefore provide an aperture 60, v in the cover plate 50, through which the balances or totals may be seen.

The trays or bill holders thus far ldescribed are adapted to be removed from their holder manually. It is sometimes desirable that they should be automatically removable, or at least partially so. In Figs. 10 and 11 I have illustrated means for automatically lifting the trays and projecting them to a greater' or less degree from their supports and guides in the drum. -The tray 17 is supported in the guides, 26, 2 8, which may be of the form already described, it

being essential that there be a stop for the upper end of the tray to normally hold it in its guides. v

58 designates a springl arranged t0 bear against the lower end of the tray and tending to force it upward against said stop or out of the supportingl guides. -A convenient rway of mounting the spring is indicated in Fig. 10 where it is represented as being lsupported at the lower end'of one of the guides, 28. Al person using the register can easily release a tray from the stop 28" by pressing its upper end out of engagement with the stop therefor, when the spring, 58, will force it upward. The force of the spring is usually sufficient to project the tray about onehalf way'out of its supporting guides. In-

per edge of the tray or bill le may be employed. This as represented in Fig. 11, can conveniently be secured to one side flange of the guide 28 and have its end rest behind a keeper, 59.

To those skilled in the art of making apparatus ofthe class described, many alterations in construction and widely differing embodiments and applications of my invention will suggest themselves, without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. My disclosures and the description herein are purely illustrative, andare not intended to be in any sense limiting.

The structure of the individual trays illustrated and described, but not claimed herein, is made the subject-matter of a divisional application for improvements in account registers, filed December 28, 1912, Serial No. 739,022.

What I claim is:

1. An account register comprising a rotary holder for account trays or frames, anda plurality of account trays or frames arranged in circular series about the axis of said rotary holder and disposed in echelon with each tray substantially tangentially to a circle concentric to and adjacent to the axis about which said tray or frame holder rotates. y

2. An account register, comprising a rotary drum-like holder for a set of account trays, and guides for the trays arranged in circular series about the axis of the drum and disposed in echelon with each tray substantially tangentially to a circle concentric to the axis of the drum and situated near the inner ends of the tray holders.

3. An account register, comprising a rotary drum-like holder having heads betweer which, a set of account trays are carried in circular series in echelon about the axis of the drum, and guides for holding the trays carried respectively by the said heads, the guides being arranged to hold the trays tangentiallyto a circle concentric to the axisof the drum, the top-most trays in the drum inclining backward from the front of the register.

4. An account register comprising a drum-like holder with a series of account trays mounted in echelon arrangement therein, each tray being inclined at an acute angle from a radial plane.

5. An account register comprising a drum-like holder in which sets of laccount trays are mounted, the drum being divided situated beyond the periphery of the drum,

and astationary platev located between the said arm and drum over the face of which the arm moves and adapted to bear designating marks to indicate the position to which the arm should be moved to expose a particular tray.

6. An account register comprising a holder for a set of individual account trays having channel-like guides into which the trays may be slid, the guides being formed of thin metal parts Which are bent over to form stops for opposite ends of the trays.

7. The combination of a rotatable drum: like holder, guides carried by said holder, a series of trays slidably mounted in said guides, stops for holding said trays in the guides against outward movement, one of the parts being movable to release the trays from the stops, and means for moving the trays outward when released from the stops.

8. In a filing appliance, the combination of av holder comprising a shaft and a vseries of disks spaced longitudinally of the shaft to form 'tray-receiving spaces, gear mechanism for rotating the drum to bring the desired tray to exposed position, a `movable arm or handle for operating the said gear mechanism, an index device relative to which the said arm or handle is movable for indicating the movement to be given to the holder to expose a particular tray, and spring loperated means engaging one ofthe disks for retaining the holder in any desired position.

9. In a filing appliance, the combination of a casing having a desk portion and upright side members rearward thereof, a shaft rotatably mounted at or near its opposite ends in said side members, a series of circular partitions spaced from each other longitudinally of the shaft for forming account receiving spaces or sections, indicator means, comprising a rotatable member connected With the shaft and a stationary mem-A ber for indicating the position of access for the spaces, and spring operated means tending to retard the movement of said shaft.

10. In a filing appliance, the combination of a drum-like holder provided With a shaft and a series ofvplates or partitions spaced from each other longitudinally of said shaft, means connected with the shaft for rotating it in either direction, said means being arranged atA one side of one of the sections, and spring operated means tending to retard the rotation of said shaft.

In testimony WhereofI aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ALFRED G. RYLEY.

Witnesses LAUnENCE C. KEELER, ANTHONY HoWELLs. 

